Delaware Small Correlations

DCCIX Fund  USD 32.08  0.43  1.32%   
The current 90-days correlation between Delaware Small Cap and Delaware Healthcare Fund is -0.05 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Delaware Small is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Delaware Small Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Delaware Small Cap and DJI is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Delaware Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Delaware Small Cap. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as various price indices.

Moving together with Delaware Mutual Fund

  0.85OASGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.95OASVX Optimum Small Mid Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.91OCIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.96OCLVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.71OCLGX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.89OCSGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.96OCSVX Optimum Small Mid Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.84DLHIX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.85DLRHX Delaware HealthcarePairCorr
  0.82DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.87DLTRX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.8DMHIX Delaware Minnesota HighPairCorr
  0.77DMNIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.92OIIEX Optimum InternationalPairCorr
  0.96OILVX Optimum Large CapPairCorr
  0.64DPFFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.79OISGX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.94OISVX Optimum Small MidPairCorr
  0.83DPRSX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.83DPRRX Delaware ReitPairCorr
  0.61DPRFX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.83DPRDX Real EstatePairCorr
  0.65DPZRX Delaware DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.77FICGX First Investors SelectPairCorr
  0.96FIZRX Delaware OpportunityPairCorr
  0.61DTFIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.83DTINX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr
  0.73DTIDX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.66DTPIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  1.0DCCRX Delaware Small CapPairCorr
  0.73DCOIX Delaware Tax FreePairCorr
  0.9DUGRX Delaware Strategic IncomePairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.

High positive correlations

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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Delaware Mutual Fund performing well and Delaware Small Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Delaware Small's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
OASGX  0.99  0.18  0.09 (2.11) 0.89 
 2.27 
 7.11 
OASVX  0.87  0.31  0.27 (4.61) 0.35 
 2.60 
 11.61 
OCFIX  0.15  0.01 (0.32) 0.36  0.00 
 0.34 
 0.68 
OCIEX  0.59  0.23  0.17 (2.01) 0.46 
 1.30 
 3.48 
OCLVX  0.60  0.26  0.28  1.62  0.00 
 1.25 
 10.42 
OCLGX  2.59  0.99  0.19 (0.70) 2.96 
 1.53 
 103.56 
OCSGX  1.02  0.24  0.16  1.31  0.78 
 2.35 
 10.00 
OCSVX  0.89  0.34  0.33  1.37  0.25 
 2.56 
 13.50 
DMO  0.50 (0.02) 0.00 (0.39) 0.00 
 1.10 
 3.93 
DLHIX  0.83  0.16  0.16  0.37  0.50 
 1.90 
 7.47